Sacramento Bacon Fest is a celebration of all things pork and bacon, featuring some of Sacramento’s top chefs and restaurants.

Sacramento Bacon Fest is a celebration of all things pork and bacon, featuring some of Sacramento’s top chefs and restaurants.

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Updated: 2:55 PM PST Jan 19, 2014

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WEBVTT WELCOME BACK. ANOTHER WARM DAY ACROSS THE VALLEY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST. UNFORTUNATELY, NO RAINFALL IN HERE. UPPER 60'S FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. IF NO RAINFALL TOMORROW, WE WILL TIE THE RECORD SET IN 1976, 44 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT RAINFALL. UNFORTUNATELY, IF WE MOVE INTO TUESDAY LIKE THAT, WE WILL MAKE THAT RECORD. WELL, THE THIRD ANNUAL BACON FEST CONTINUES TODAY. JOINING US LIVE IS CHEF KEVIN O'CONNOR, FROM TREEHOUSE. WHAT ARE YOU COOKING? I SMELL BACON. THIS IS FRIED IN BACON FAT HERE, GIVING YOU THAT NICE BACON FLAVOR. THIS IS ONE OF THE DISHES I MAY BE SERVING ON FRIDAY, THE 24TH. I AM TEAMING UP WITH MY FRIENDS TO BEAT THAT ARE AND WE ARE STARTING A HUGE PARTY WITH BEER, MUSIC -- THERE IS NOT MUCH ELSE TO SAY. YOU SHOULD COME TO THAT. WHY CHOOSE THE WHOLE WEEK TO FEATURE EVERYTHING BACON? EVERYONE LOVES BACON. EVEN VEGETARIANS TRY TO MINUTE TO FLAVOR. IT HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF AS A TREND AND IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE FLAVORS THAT REMINDS YOU OF HOME, RIGHT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING, HERE? AVOCADOS ON THE SIDE HERE , WITH THE TEXTURE AND CREAMINESS OF AVOCADOS, IT SHOULD BE REALLY NICE. GRILLED LEEKS, GRILLED CIPOLLINI ONIONS, MARINATED IN BACON FAT AND GRILLED. A BIG SLAB OF BACON ON THE PLATE , IT IS DEFINITELY THE UNSUNG HERO OF THE DISH. YOU HAVE ADDED BACON TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT ITEMS. YES. THESE ARE SOME MUSTARD GREENS. WAS THIS SPECIALLY CREATED JUST FOR BACON FEST? THIS WAS SPECIALLY CREATED JUST FOR YOU GUYS THIS MORNING. AWESOME. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF THE FLAVOR COMES FROM. WHAT IS IN THAT? BACON. [LAUGHTER] DIJON MUSTARD, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR. I THINK THAT IS ABOUT IT. NOT TOO MUCH, BASIC STUFF. YOU CAN TAKE ANYTHING HOME? ABSOLUTELY. YOU COULD CHOP THE BACON AND WHISK IT INTO A BOWL, BUT I PREFER A BLENDER. BREAKFAST, WELL, I HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING TO EAT YET. SOUNDS GOOD. WHAT IS THAT THAT YOU HAVE THERE? PICKLED MUSTARD SEED. THIS DISH IS A LOT OF PICKLED FLAVORS. THE CIPOLLINI ONION PURÉE, THAT IS A COMFY IN BACON FAT. IT HAS A TOUCH OF CREAM. YOU HAVE A LOT OF CREATIONS THAT ARE LIKE BACON AND CHOCOLATE? STRANGE CREATIONS? OH, YES. A LOT OF THOSE CREATIONS HAPPEN AT HOME. WE HAD A TON OF BACON THIS WEEK. CARNIVORES WILL BE IN HEAVEN? IT IS DEFINITELY A CARNIVORES WEEK. BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WILL BE DOING BACON INSPIRED VEGETARIAN DISHES. OH, GOOD. THERE WILL BE A BACON FLAVOR AND FEEL TO A LOT OF DISHES, MAYBE ONE OR TWO WITHOUT BACON. TODAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY, THE 26, OPENING NIGHT, 4:00 TO 9:00, 10 STREET IN JUNE STREET, YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON TODAY'S RECIPE AT KCRA.COM. THINK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. IF YOU LIKE BACON, MAKE SURE

Sacramento Bacon Fest kicks off with top chefs

Sacramento Bacon Fest is a celebration of all things pork and bacon, featuring some of Sacramento’s top chefs and restaurants.